PHM-Exch> Fwd: An emergency appeal

[Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki]

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From: Greta Thunberg <avaaz at avaaz.org>
Date: Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 10:19 AM
Subject: An emergency appeal
To: zakaria.pezeshki at gmail.com <zakaria.pezeshki at gmail.com>


The planet is screaming for help, and we have one message for leaders.
Dear friends,
*Humanity is failing to stop the climate crisis*. It's now beyond urgent --
the planet is screaming for help.

Right now world leaders are meeting for historic climate talks -- but
pledges without real action won't cut it anymore. *We need bold, visionary
leaders to finally do what's needed* to pull us back from the abyss.

I'll be at the talks with inspiring youth leaders like Vanessa Nakate and
Dominika Lasota. *We'll personally meet dozens of governments -- it's the
perfect opportunity to deliver a giant call for urgent action. Join us now*:
add your name with one click and pass this on.
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*To world leaders,*

"Betrayal."

That's how young people around the world describe *our governments' failure
to cut carbon emissions*. And it's no surprise.

We are catastrophically far from the crucial goal of 1.5°C, and yet
governments everywhere are still accelerating the crisis, *spending
billions on fossil fuels*.

This is not a drill. It's code red for the Earth. Millions will suffer as
our planet is devastated -- *a terrifying future that will be created, or
avoided, by the decisions you make*. You have the power to decide.

As citizens across the planet, *we urge you to face up to the climate
emergency*. Not next year. Not next month. Now:

   - *Keep the precious goal of 1.5°C alive* with immediate, drastic,
   annual emission reductions unlike anything the world has ever seen.
   - *End all fossil fuel investments*, subsidies, and new projects
   immediately, and stop new exploration and extraction.
   - *End 'creative' carbon accounting* by publishing total emissions for
   all consumption indices, supply chains, international aviation and
   shipping, and the burning of biomass.
   - *Deliver the $100bn promised to the most vulnerable countries*, with
   additional funds for climate disasters.
   - Enact climate policies to *protect workers and the most vulnerable*,
   and reduce all forms of inequality.

*We can still do this.* There is still time to avoid the worst consequences
if we are prepared to change. It will take determined, visionary
leadership. And it will take immense courage -- but know that when you
rise, billions will be right behind you.
Add my name
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It can feel incredibly hard to keep hope alive in the face of inaction. But *my
hope lies in people -- in the millions of us who are rising to save the
future*. It lies in our marches, in our dogged determination to keep
fighting, and in our trembling voices as we speak truth to power. My hope
is rooted in action and fuelled by a love for humanity and our most
beautiful earth. It's what keeps me absolutely convinced that we can do
this. And we must do this. Together.
With fierce hope,



Greta from Sweden, with Vanessa from Uganda, Dominika from Poland, Mitzi
from the Philippines, youth activists across the world, and the whole team
at Avaaz

*More information*:

   - World is failing to make changes needed to avoid climate breakdown,
   report finds
   <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/28/world-failing-make-changes-avoid-climate-breakdown-report>
   (The Guardian)
   - It’s Time for COP26. Here’s Where We Stand
   <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-cop26.html>.
   (New York Times)
   - The impacts of climate change at 1.5C, 2C and beyond
   <https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/impacts-climate-change-one-point-five-degrees-two-degrees/?utm_source=web&utm_campaign=Redirect>
   (Carbon Brief)
   - UN sounds alarm on missing climate pledges
   <https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/un-warns-world-way-off-track-greenhouse-gases-soar-2021-10-25/>
   (Reuters)

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